British EDM artist salute, has just dropped a new electronic dance single titled "Nostalgia ‘96." The DJ-producer first premiered the song back in August, live on stage at the FM4 Frequency Festival in Austria.
Salute wrote on Twitter in September, that he spent the first 18 years of his life living in Vienna (Austria). He says Austria is "a country where people of color are heavily misrepresented." The artist says he struggled with his identity as a Black man. He says he moved to England four years ago.
Salute talks about his journey in a short film - Honey (Condition I) on YouTube. Condition I is also the title of his 3-track June EP release, which consists of "At Your Best," "Skin" (feat. THE DIAMONDS ARE BLACK!), and "Honey." His latest music, "Nostalgia ‘96," hit streaming sites on October 2.
last night I got to test one of my new records, Nostalgia ‘96.. should i drop? 👁👁 pic.twitter.com/hMLAhzCdjN— salute (@saluteAUT) August 19, 2018
some words about the condition video:— salute (@saluteAUT) September 8, 2018
i spent the first 18 years of my life living in vienna. in a country where people of colour are so heavily misrepresented and treated unfairly, i really struggled with my identity as a black man.
it took me a long time to learn how to love my big nose and lips, my hair and dark skin. it took me a while to see the absolute beauty in all those things, and to not think black people were worth less than anyone else.— salute (@saluteAUT) September 8, 2018